Akram Khan: an interview

Acclaimed dancer/choreographer Akram Khan in a very personal interview talks about dance, cinema, mathematics and fears.
Interview made in Barcelona in October 2014 for Choreoscope by Lorán Ipsum Films and Kinoki Studio.
Thank you for making this possible: Lali Ayguadé, Mashitah Omar, Akram Khan company, Amapola López, A Negro Producciones, Mercat de les Flors, Susanna Vivé.
DoP: Alessia Bombaci (Kinoki Studio); edited and post-produced by Arnau Mas; Original music and sound design by Augusto Casanovas. Choreoscope logo designed by Bea Fiteni.
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[@onlynritya1718]

If you are watching this interview in 2021 believe me you are on the right track.

[@cathrinekatsigianni8823]

All of this rythm and patterns are mathematics! The fact that you are a genius choreographer means that your mathematic genius is expressed though the art!

[@binaanvari1745]

Awesome interview

[@gavrinmahaffey3656]

Just watched his Giselle,true emotion,inspirational!

[@JustusOutLoud]

I saw ‘Creature’ twice last month and was haunted by Jeffrey Cirio’s acting as a dancer - the other cast I saw did not have that energy. The show was violent with rape - without a frame and without care. It was both one of the best pieces of art I’ve ever seen and a misstep in narrative structure. The piece I assert caused trauma without resolution. I did not feel this when the cast was on point the first night yet without the hypnotic power of movement the narrative flaw was legible in the piece upon my second viewing. Upon a colleague’s conversation with the dancers of one night of the show without Jeffrey Cirio, they said they did not enjoy dancing the piece and my colleague said the narrative and ensemble fell short. How can a dancer embody that which they do not enjoy? Was the rape scene spoken to with care for the dancer’s emotions about embodying that on stage beyond learning the moves? These are open ended questions. Truly the first 2 minutes of the piece stand on their own as the most haunting piece of dance I’ve witnessed. I believe Akram Khan is a genius yet his work and much of dance is not being looked at with the rigor in critique it deserves. Akram Khan also has an incredible collaborations as the sound design and set where art in their own right. The interplay between the sound design and live orchestra was astonishing. The simplicity of the set and visceral impact of huge pieces of the set collapsing near the pieces climax with piercing white light where holy as of being in a cathedral during an earthquake. Of note, I read nothing about the piece before attending. I go to art to let the art speak for itself, if my piece relies on interpretation through the pamphlet or the exhibit in this case that accompanied the piece in the Harris Theater then it is missing a key point. Art is what the viewer brings to the work and their interpretation as much as the creator brings their vision to the audience. Indeed, I could hear those in the audience speaking about the piece as of reciting the program booklet rather than the communication the dancers were enacting with their bodies. Thank you for posting this interview 🙏🏼💛!

[@eviearthur1282]

it would be awesome if akram khan turned desh into a movie!

[@pierreleroy6826]

Juliette Binoche remenbers akram khan

[@motioninaframe4486]

It shouldn't be " Indian dance or music ", it should be South Asian, as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka etc.., have similar culture and choreography.